King Thrushbeard (1976)
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| Original title | King Drosselbart |
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| Country of production | Switzerland |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1976 |
| length | 27 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
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| Director | Rudolf Jugert |
| script | Heinz Bothe-Pelzer |
| production | Ullstein AV |
| music | Peter Thomas |
| camera |
Friedl Behn-Grund , Lothar Dreher |
| cut | Alice Ludwig-Rasch |
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König Drosselbart is a Swiss short fairy tale by Rudolf Jugert from 1971, which was not released until 1976 . It is based on the Grimm fairy tale King Drosselbart .
action
The king is informed by the bishop that many men have accepted his invitation to apply for his daughter's hand. He is upset because the king's daughter has turned down every applicant in the past. The clergyman thinks he is afraid that the beautiful princess is too proud and choosy and that none of the suitors will suit her again today. The bishop reported to the young lady who had hurried up that there was also a prince , a count , a baron , a duke , and even a king, among the applicants, all of them nobles . When the princess asks him in advance who the king is, he means that he will not tell her that, since she should decide with the heart and not according to rank and name.
The nobles are led into the throne room and greeted warmly by the king. The princess assesses the candidates and has something to complain about in all of them. With the first, she remarks: “Oh look, a wine barrel - never.” The second is dealt with with the comment “Long and staggering, has no gear, thank you”. For the third, she only has the pointed remark “Kurz und Dick has no skill” left. The next person gets to hear "No, no, he is much too small". At the fifth she wrinkles her nose and says: "Too pale, too pale for a man, like pale death". The next in line gets to hear: "Oh, and that one there, like a pewter tooth, it's too red for me". She dismisses the seventh with the words: "And it's not just enough for me, green wood has dried behind the stove". She particularly offends the last one by laughing at him first and then saying: “No, that's funny, the good guy has a chin like the thrush has a beak. You could be a king, but even if you were one, I still wouldn't take you, King Thrushbeard. "
The king is angry that his daughter has spurned and insulted the noble men and swears before the bishop that he will give her the first beggar who comes to the castle door as a punishment for her arrogance . Shortly afterwards, singing can be heard in front of the castle. The king invites the minstrel in and offers him his daughter. The beggar agrees and all the pleading and wailing does not help the princess, the wedding ceremony is carried out immediately by the bishop. As he parted, the king let his daughter know that he wanted nothing more than that she should go into herself and henceforth give up her pride and arrogance. The bishop warns the king's daughter to remember that her father acted like this only out of love.
Now it is time for the princess to say goodbye to the court. As they walk through a beautiful, large forest to their new home, she wants to know from her husband who this beautiful large forest belongs to. "From King Thrushbeard, all alone, had you taken him, he would be yours," is the answer. A beautiful meadow, 1,000 cattle and more, belongs to King Drosselbart, as the princess learns from the beggar. The young woman now deeply regrets herself for having spurned King Thrushbeard. She also turns up her nose at the tiny hut with no staff. She can neither make a fire nor cook, as her husband demands of her. It is the first time she has asked for something when she blurts out that he should be patient with her. For the spoiled princess there follows a time of learning. She gets sore, bloody hands from braiding. So she should spin. But that also fails. The soup she made is totally salty. The beggar has now found her a job as a kitchen maid at the castle of "King Drosselbart". The chef, who loves to sing at work, instructs her in her new job. In fact, day by day she manages to cope with the tasks assigned to her better. When a wedding is pending in the castle, the cook allows her to take a look into the ballroom. There she is discovered by the king and, when an accident happens to her, everyone laughs at her. She runs away crying.
The king follows her and reveals himself to be the "King Thrushbeard", mocked by her, and her husband at the same time. He put on the beard and the wrong chin because he wanted to see whether he was loved even with mistakes. He then continued to play the role in order to bend her for her proud sense and to punish her arrogance with which she mocked him. The princess realizes that she has done a great wrong. When she thinks she is not worth it to be his wife, he takes her in his arms and replies that now she is worth it, the bad days are over and now they are celebrating their real wedding. The princess’s father also comes to the celebration, who is relieved that he can now be happy again.
Production and Background
The film was produced by Swiss television for German and Romansh Switzerland (SF DRS) (Zurich). It is one of a series of short films that Jugert produced for Swiss television in 1971.
König Drosselbart , which was shot in 1971, did not see its premiere until December 31, 1976.
Renate Pichler , who played the king's daughter, could initially be seen in a few TV productions, but later specialized as a voice actress . For example, she spoke Barbara Bain in the TV series Moon Base Alpha 1 .
criticism
According to the website www.maerchenfilm.pytalhost.com, this Grimm fairy tale is "one of the most beautiful of their fairy tale collection". Rudolf Jugert directed the film "with great attention to detail". It is a “fairytale film”.
Web links
- King Thrushbeard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- King Drosselbart in the online film database
- King Drosselbart at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b King Thrushbeard. In: filmportal.de . German Film Institute , accessed on January 3, 2017 .
- ↑ German fairy tale films in one go ( Memento of the original from December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at neanderpeople.npage.de. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ↑ König Drosselbart FRG 1971 ( Memento of the original dated December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at maerchenfilm.pytalhost.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
